OFSTED
24 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 July 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
22 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Sikh
Local authority
Hounslow
Trust
NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,491
1,491 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
713
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
778
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.5 pts
below England
School
13.3%
Hounslow
23.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
26.0 pts
above England
School
46.3%
Hounslow
53.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Hounslow
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
69.1%
1,030
Any other ethnic group
12.5%
187
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
83
Any other Asian background
5.0%
75
White and Asian
2.3%
35
Unclassified
2.1%
32
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.0%
105 of
1,491 pupils
13.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
62.4
23.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.92 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.22%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.00 pts
lower than
England
School
4.22%
Hounslow
6.47%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.12 pts
lower than
England
School
6.70%
Hounslow
17.78%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.56 pts
lower than
England
School
0.25%
Hounslow
1.39%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.5%
15.4 pts
above England
Nishkam School West London
106.5%
Hounslow
75.5%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.